Polyurethanes
Obituary for Matthias Schuster

Matthias Schuster, Managing Director of Albrecht Bäumer GmbH & Co. KG, passed away unexpectedly on 7 June 2009 only a few weeks before his 57th birthday.

Rubber
Wennemer nominated as Director of Bekaert

Manfred Wennemer is set to succeed Julien De Wilde in the Board of Directors of the Belgian company Bekaert.

Polyurethanes
Flexible Polyurethane Foam Hall of Fame inductions

The Polyurethane Foam Association (PFA) inducted three foam industry pioneers and innovators into the Flexible Polyurethane Foam (FPF) Hall of Fame. The ...

Rubber
New President at KraussMaffei Corporation

On 1 April 2009, Paul Caprio has taken over as President of KraussMaffei Corporation, responsible for the US activities of all three technology divisions ...

Rubber
New President and CEO for Hägglunds Drives

Karl Lindblom, 44, was appointed as new President and CEO for the Hägglunds Drives Group as of 6 April 2009.

Rubber
Huntsman appoints new President for Performance Products Division

Huntsman Corporation announced the appointment of Daniele Ferrari as President of its Performance Products division.

Polyurethanes
KraussMaffei names new member of the board

At the beginning of June 2009, Frank Peters, 42, became a member of the board of management of KraussMaffei Technologies GmbH. The company’s management team ...